Historically, flea-borne diseases are among the most important medical diseases of humans.
Plague and murine typhus are known for centuries while the last years brought some new …

A wide range of blood-sucking arthropods have either been confirmed or are suspected as
important vectors in Bartonella transmission to mammals, including humans. Overall, it …

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are prevalently investigated in dogs. Studies on feline VBDs
are scant, though feline leishmaniosis (FeL) is increasingly recognised as a disease of cats …

Abstract Background Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) have recently been recognized as potential
reservoirs of several vector-borne pathogens and a source of infection for domestic dogs …

The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is known to host several ectoparasites and
also tick-borne pathogens, but there is scant information on its eastern relative, the Northern …

Bartonellae are emerging vector‐borne pathogens infecting humans, domestic mammals
and wildlife. Ninety‐seven red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), 8 European badgers (Meles meles), 6 …

Phylogenetic sister clades Bartonella and Brucella within the order Rhizobiales present
some common biological characteristics as well as evident differences in adaptations to their …

Modifications in climatic conditions, movements of hosts and goods, changes in animal
phenology and human behaviour and increase of wildlife, are presently concurring in the …

Background In rural parts of Africa, dogs live in close association with humans and livestock,
roam freely, and usually do not receive prophylactic measures. Thus, they are a source of …

Abstract Flea and tick specimens (5–10 fleas or ticks) on dogs and cats from various sites in
Bangkok were tested by polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing to detect DNA of …